[Preservenw] Call for Proposals due April 10 for Western CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting

[Robb, Evan]

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Western CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting
June 3-4, 2010, Salt Lake City
Proposals due April 10

The Western CONTENTdm Users Group is calling for submission of
presentation proposals at its fourth annual meeting, to be held June
3-4, 2010, at the recently renovated J. Willard Marriott Library on the
University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah.  

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
* Pre-meeting training sessions, June 2
* Program sessions and social events, June 3-4

TOPICS
The Planning Committee welcomes proposals on the topics below:
* Audio/video digitization
* Digital copyright and usage rights
* Metadata considerations for the harvested environment
* Alternate players and other interface enhancements 
* Digital preservation and the Archival File Manager
* WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway
* Enabling Sitemaps for CONTENTdm collections
* Geographical interfaces, such as Google Maps
* Promoting digital collections 
* Integrated discovery tools and CONTENTdm
* Training techniques and strategies
* Workflow management for digital collections

FORMATS
Proposed sessions may fit into any of several formats:
* Individual presentation, 30-60 minutes 
* Panel presentation, 60-90 minutes
* Lightning presentation, 5-10 minutes

SUBMITTAL
Please submit your proposal via the conference website at
http://conference.library.utah.edu/index.php/cdm/cdm
<http://conference.library.utah.edu/index.php/cdm/cdm>  or by email to
Cheryl Walters at cheryl.walters at usu.edu
<mailto:cheryl.walters at usu.edu>. Call Cheryl with any submission
questions at 801-797-2623.  Deadline for proposals is April 10, 2010.  

REGISTRATION
Conference registration is also available via the conference website at
http://conference.library.utah.edu/index.php/cdm/cdm
<http://conference.library.utah.edu/index.php/cdm/cdm> , along with
information about accommodations, entertainment, transportation, etc.  

QUESTIONS?
Contact Kenning Arlitsch at kenning.arlitsch at utah.edu or 801-585-3721.

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